Decree of Justice
Sorcery
Create X 4/4 white Angel creature tokens with flying.
Cycling 
(, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
When you cycle this card, you may pay 
. If you do, create X 1/1 white Soldier creature tokens.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- World Championship Decks 2004
- Price
- $1.42
- EDHREC rank
- #8178
Decree of Justice puts a flexible army on the board — X 4/4 Angels at instant speed, or a cheaper cycled version that makes 1/1 Soldiers and refills your hand. The cost is real: the on-board mode is mana-hungry, and the cycled mode is modest, but Gavi, Nest Warden erases the cycling cost entirely, making the free-Soldier version a zero-mana board presence every turn cycle.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Gavi, Nest Warden
Gavi, Nest Warden lets you cycle Decree of Justice for free once per turn, meaning the Soldier-making mode costs nothing while still triggering Gavi's Cat Dinosaur token — Decree of Justice shows up in over 60% of Gavi lists for exactly this reason.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Decree of Justice earns its slot in token and go-wide strategies, particularly alongside commanders that reward cycling or generate value from instant-speed board development. Legacy is where it historically made noise — cycling at end of turn to dodge counterspells and develop a board was a real line in white control shells, though it's largely a nostalgia pick there now. Decree of Justice is not legal in Pioneer or Standard, and Pauper is off the table by rarity. Vintage and Oathbreaker are technically legal but offer no meaningful reason to run it over more efficient options in either format.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$1.42 cheap tier
At $1.42, Decree of Justice sits comfortably in the cheap tier — low enough to include without budget scrutiny in any white token or cycling build. It's a niche card with a loyal audience in Gavi lists, so the price is stable rather than speculative.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.